‘We will never panic at Harbour View’

Despite a slump in their form and slipping outside of the play-off places, Harbour View assistant coach Sean Fraser says there is no reason to press the panic button just yet.

The 'Stars of the East' lost their second straight game of the season, going down 2-0 to Humble Lion in their Jamaica Premier League fixture yesterday at the UWI/Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence.

Goals from Andrew Vanzie in the 61st minute and Levaughn Williams in the 87th minute guided the Clarendon-based Humble Lion to only their second win of the season in eight attempts. While Harbour View have lost two straight for the first time this season, it is also the first match they have failed to score. However, even with two games remaining in the regular season and the play-off race getting tighter, assistant coach Fraser has called for calm and patience from his team.

"We will never panic at Harbour View. We are used to winning. We know how to win. The thing is now we have to depend on people," Fraser told STAR Sports. "We have two games to go so we have to do our jobs," he added.

Harbour View have nine points, the same as Tivoli Gardens and Dunbeholden. However, they have slipped to seventh place because of goal difference and have played two games more than the latter two teams who face each other today at 3:30 p.m. What concerns Fraser the most is the lack of clinical finishing from his team who had several of chances to score. Oquassa Chong, the league's leading goal scorer, had a low drive saved by Humble Lion goalkeeper Dennis Taylor in the 44th minute, and, in the second half, he was picked out in the penalty area but his first touch let him down and the ball was cleared. Fraser said that Chong over thought things a bit and just needed to focus to get his natural goalscoring touch back.

"I just think that he was playing and thinking about scoring before he scored and that can affect you as a striker. As a past striker, I know how that goes," Fraser said. "So when you are playing as a striker, you can't really worry about scoring. Just play and the goals will come," the assistant coach said.

Harbour View are still a point away from the top six. Their next opponent will be Molynes United next week Sunday.